Graduate Course Descriptions

MISM 6330 (3-3-0) DataBase Management Systems (S-L)

This course acquaints students with the techniques involved in determining database requirements, designing databases, components and architecture of databases, and database management systems. Topics will include data dictionaries, fourth-generation programming languages, the use of case tools in developing databases, data integrity, security and privacy issues, and user interface. The course will include a project involving the design of an actual corporate database.This course contains a field-based service-learning component.